To be honest, when I was the only one watching "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms", did you think Morgan Freeman's look was ridiculous? ! His big dirty braids, a strange embroidered robe, a one-eye mask, and his special age spots are really against him.
Also, the giant mouse made up of the group of mice, is it the only one who gets goose bumps? Although I tried my best to avoid it when I watched it, I still shuddered.
Although Disney products are not necessarily boutiques, they must be large-scale productions.
Today’s Disney Group is already a super-giant film company. It first ate Pixar, then incorporated Marvel and Star Wars, and annexed Fox last year. Disney’s movies are at the highest level of production standards. .
The Nutcracker originated from the fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by ETA. Hoffman in Germany. Later, the dance part of the French Alexandre Dumas was changed from Russian Tchaikovsky to a famous ballet, the most famous of which It is "Hundred Flowers Waltz" , you must have heard it but you won't remember the name.
If you have been to Disneyland, you can feel that the film is like a branch of Disneyland, no matter from the setting of the castle, the choice of clothing, the style of the soundtrack, and even the plot of the characters in the story, etc. With a strong feeling of Disneyland.
From the first second to the last second of the film, there is always a symphony soundtrack running through it, matching the dynamics of every scene.
In terms of visual presentation, Disney has done a lot of work. From the beginning, it followed the long lens of the owl perspective to show the big environment, and then switched to the small room to show the small environment from the mouse perspective, which set the lens for the smooth language of the lens.
"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" is only 100 minutes, and the 100-minute visual effects are quite exquisite. In the fairy tale world created by the live-action version, only Disney has done the best, and the European fairy tale court costumes only have crooked fruits. Ren wears the most harmonious.
And we want to create such a feeling, even if we invite the original crew of a foreign clothing team, we still feel all kinds of awkwardness when we wear it. What is the problem? !
One thing that caught the eye of "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" was that the heroine chose McKenzie Foy, who was only 17 years old at the time.
At the beginning, Kenji Wheat played the role of Bella and Edward's children in "Twilight", and his big watery eyes quickly sucked fans.
What really impressed the domestic audience of McKenzie should be the little Murphy played by Interstellar in 2014. In "Interstellar", both the acting and the appearance have been affirmed by the public, and the stars are unlimited. .
"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" is an adult work by McKenzie when she grew up. Her face is less immature and more temperamental. Her acting skills can also carry a huge investment in a film.
So thinking from a big angle, I have to admire Hollywood's complete set of mature industrial systems from film production to actor training and adjustment.
In this regard, domestic industry standards have yet to be formed. There are many actors in our country starting from child stars, but they either disappear in time without knowing it, or sink into the flow. Anyway, not much has anything to do with acting.
In addition to the absolute heroine of McKenzie, there is also Keira Knightley, a British national treasure actor. She never expected to be able to play such a nagging role, and she also played soft and soft, and reversed and reversed. change.
Although "The Nutcracker" is very eye-catching in terms of visual and dance, it still lacks the original stunning colors of "Alice in Wonderland" and does not have Tim Burton's unique director style. "The Nutcracker" is generally quite satisfactory.
And it’s also produced by Disney Dad. Judging from the art of The Nutcracker, the shadow of Alice in Wonderland is mixed up a lot, so many scenes of The Nutcracker make people illusion that they have seen the rumored version of Alice. "(Even the poster looks like).
Perhaps the success of "Alice" made Disney want to recreate the word-of-mouth box office harvest in "The Nutcracker."
Even in terms of plot, "The Nutcracker" and "Alice" are somewhat similar. They are also the story of the heroine saving the fairy tale world. This structure is also Disney's traditional plot routine.
Disney's structure is endless, because it is really classic. For example, the heroine must be confused at first, whether it is losing a loved one or bored with reality, then the protagonist will suddenly break into a fairy tale world, and this world has a special relationship with the protagonist. .
So the protagonist begins to find himself in this fairy tale world, or gets redemption to regain confidence, and saves the people of this fairy tale world by the way.
If you don’t believe that you can use this structure and apply it to most of Disney’s films, it feels the same, including "Alice in Wonderland", "Cinderella" and so on.
However, because "The Nutcracker" is simpler and more straightforward than other fairy tales, when you watch this movie, you will feel that the plot is a bit younger, but it also confirms that "The Nutcracker" was created for Christmas.
There is a saying in the West, which translates to "No Nutcracker No Christmas". This shows that the charm of the Nutcracker in the West is almost the same as the Chinese New Year couplet.
The nutcracker was actually a sharp tool for holding walnuts at first, but because of its cute shape, it was loved by children, and it became a kind of decoration over time.
The Nutcracker has always been an iconic IP for Christmas abroad. When Christmas comes in the West, you can't say that you have passed Christmas without watching a "Nutcracker" musical or ballet.
So this year's "The Nutcracker" has a very obvious intention. What we want is that everyone, young and old, can enter the cinema together to experience the festive atmosphere. Therefore, the plot must be simple and easy to understand.
In the original book, the plot of Hoffman's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" was even younger. As soon as the story was published, it was criticized by professional critics as "naive", "boring", and "no plot".
But it is such a story that has been transmitted for hundreds of years, and then it has become a must-have for Christmas.
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" is about Christmas in a German town. Clara received a Christmas gift that was an officer-shaped nutcracker. She fell asleep holding the nutcracker because she liked it too much.
When the clock struck 12 o'clock (the Cinderella Terrier was very real), a group of rats broke in and began to attack Clara. At this time, the Nutcracker came alive and led a group of toys to defeat the mouse army with Clara. .
After the Nutcracker won the battle, he became a handsome prince. In order to thank Clara, the prince took Clara to his "Candy Kingdom", where Clara walked through the Christmas tree forest and saw the flower fairy humming. There are many interesting and fun things, Clara's tour of the candy kingdom, and later the main part of the musical.
After Clara was sent back from the Candy Kingdom, Clara woke up holding the Nutcracker the next morning and found that it was a dream, a dream, a dream, a dream. . .
Therefore, the original works are so simple and straightforward, don't think about how rich the plot of the movie can be.
When we are in the New Year stall, we can always match one or two joyful and seductive New Year films, so it is the same in the West. The Christmas celebration atmosphere of "The Nutcracker" must be greater than the plot. In the eyes of Western audiences, the story of the Nutcracker Already familiar, what they want to watch this movie is actually a sense of Christmas ritual.
So if everyone needs to feel the festive atmosphere before Christmas, or if you are a visual controller, then "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" will satisfy you.
But you have to see full of characters and a rich and logical plot. I'm sorry that there has never been a Christmas movie like Disney. Haha.
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